Death Race 2000 poster
Director Paul Bartel
Screenplay Charles B. Griffith, Robert Thom

Death Race 2000

Tagline: In the year 2000, hit and run driving is no longer a felony. It's the national sport!

Release Date: 1975-04-30

Duration: 80 minutes

Synopsis

In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. Frankenstein, the mysterious returning champion, has become America's hero, but this time he has a passenger from the underground resistance.

Casting

  • Sylvester Stallone
    Machine Gun Joe Viterbo
  • Martin Kove
    Nero the Hero
  • Leslie McRay
    Cleopatra
  • David Carradine
    Frankenstein
  • John Landis
    Mechanic
  • Mary Woronov
    Calamity Jane
  • Joyce Jameson
    Grace Pander
  • Dick Miller
    Chicken Gang (uncredited)
  • Fred Grandy
    Herman the German
  • Simone Griffeth
    Annie Smith